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Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers Don't

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 25th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188 [https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-earthquake-caracas-rodriguez-aid-0a62e6fc9feb5202a750c4fbb11a6aec] Live updates: Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 188; death toll could exceed thousands as rescue efforts continue [https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-venezuela-earthquakes-rescue-aid-trump-delcy-caracas-rcna351701] Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-legal-protections-for-haitians-and-syrians] ‘More people will die’: Read Justice Sotomayor’s blistering dissent in Supreme Court’s decision on asylum seekers [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/25/nation/supreme-court-sotomayor-dissents-asylum/] Eli Lilly Approved Obesity Drug for Mystery 79-Year-Old Patient [https://newrepublic.com/post/212206/eli-lilly-obesity-drug-79-year-old-patient-trump-health] White House Aggressively Denies Trump Received Exclusive Weight Loss Drug Access [https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/06/23/white-house-aggressively-denies-trump-received-exclusive-weight-loss-drug-access/]. Sure. We believe you. Trump kicks off the Great American State Fair after musical acts pulled out [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-great-american-state-fair-musicians-rcna351579] Trump Is Making the 250th Small [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/trump-250-usa-speech/687682/] Except…here’s a video of people leaving in droves…. I don’t want to keep using the same gif but…. Trump’s Capitol visit devolves into shouting match with GOP senator he helped oust in primary fight [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/politics/trump-cassidy-senate-republicans] Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-reject-war-powers-resolution-after-trump-berates-them-at-capitol-meeting] Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas suspended 1 game for incident with Caitlin Clark [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7394880/2026/06/25/caitlin-clark-alyssa-thomas-suspension-foul/] Clean play. Free Alyssa. Even that lady’s teammates aren’t worried about her and left her. Meanwhile Sophie is just out here doing this literally foul sh*t. Anywho. This substack is a Team Paige, Azzi, and Wings page. Sucks to suck, Fever. Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] This Week’s GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

(Gordie Howe) Hat Trick

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 24th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Trump administration touts Iran deal as a payday for US farmers, but Iran denies it [https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-american-farmers-sanctions-frozen-assets-b86c166d146eb5555383f43a8c8bd505] House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs [https://apnews.com/article/housing-costs-congress-affordable-trump-9bb60c16e3fd18d8d111a19bbad46686] Trump Cancels Signing of Biggest Housing Affordability Bill in Decades [https://newrepublic.com/post/212278/trump-cancels-signing-biggest-housing-affordability-bill-decades] Trump angrily cancels signing affordable housing bill over voter ID ‘national emergency’ [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-affordable-housing-bill-voter-fraud-b3002297.html] “Bolshevik Revolution”: Republicans React to NY Democrats’ Primary [https://newrepublic.com/post/212276/republicans-react-ny-democrats-primary-election-win] Michigan Senate candidate accuses Trump of keeping Canada-US bridge closed to help donor [https://apnews.com/article/bridge-trump-donor-closed-michigan-senate-mcmorrow-2a1c14928541644355429bc9373dfc84] It’s been 2 weeks since the Gordie Howe bridge was going to open — this is what some are saying now [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7246559] Why Europe Is the Fastest-Warming Continent [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/climate/europe-fastest-warming-continent.html] Federal judge blocks migrant arrests at immigration courts nationwide [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5938020-federal-court-migrant-arrests-immigration-courts-ruling/] Lopez becomes NBA’s 1st Mexico-born 1st-rounder, traded to Grizzlies [https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49161309/lopez-becomes-nba-1st-mexico-born-1st-rounder-traded-grizzlies] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Actions Speaks Louder Than Words

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 23rd 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: A ransom note about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says she died [https://apnews.com/article/savannah-guthrie-today-show-mom-missing-dd60daedf24a341da5f2df56fb7cdfe5] LA warehouse fire continues to burn as officials warn residents of air quality issues [https://abcnews.com/US/la-warehouse-fire-continues-burn-officials-warn-residents/story?id=134131771] U.S. and Iran Offer Conflicting Accounts of Nuclear Discussions [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/23/world/iran-us-trump-lebanon?smid=url-share] Will Israel undermine America’s peace with Iran? [https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/21/will-israel-undermine-americas-peace-with-iran] As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/jd-vance-iran-negotiations.html] America’s Big Mistake in Iran [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/06/us-iran-war-air-strikes/687664/] Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program [https://www.wired.com/story/meta-accidentally-let-employees-access-each-others-keystroke-data/] Meta pauses an AI training program that tracks employees’ keystrokes after an internal leak [https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-training-data-leak-exposed-employee-activity-across-company-2026-6] Recent rain gives Corpus Christi a 9-month reprieve on projected water crisis [https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/23/texas-corpus-christi-water-crisis-delayed/] What to Know About Europe’s Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe [https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/] French police launch manslaughter probe after children die in car in 43C heatwave [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-heatwave-france-drown-deaths-b3001151.html] Senate Republicans say it’s time to give Trump a reality check [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/trump-senate-republicans-lunch-00971303] Senate votes to halt Iran war despite Trump’s push for peace deal [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/23/senate-votes-halt-iran-war-00972648] Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war [https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-costs-trump-senate-hegseth-4648071a31afceaa55638c69ea021fd8] House Republicans slam Trump’s ‘risky and uncoordinated’ military funding strategy [https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/22/congress/blasting-trumps-defense-funding-tack-00970353] Giannis Antetokounmpo traded to Heat on eve of NBA Draft: Live updates, grades, reaction, timeline and more [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nba-draft-2026-live-updates-round-1-tracker-results-giannis-antetokounmpo/NJNyRbgefCcT/] Caitlin Clark blasts officials for ‘ridiculous’ tech, inches closer to suspension [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7385419/2026/06/23/caitlin-clark-blasts-officials-technical-foul-suspension/] Ronaldo becomes first player to score in six World Cup tournaments with goal against Uzbekistan [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/23/sports/ronaldo-world-cup-record-portugal/] Messi shows why he’s the GOAT with record-breaking goals [https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49146756/lionel-messi-world-cup-goals-record-argentina-austria-analysis] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

How Long?

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 22nd 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Read British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Resignation Speech in Full [https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/read-british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-resignation-speech/] Starmer says he’ll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics yet again [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/world/keir-starmer-resignation/] How UK’s Keir Starmer went from election landslide to downfall [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-uks-keir-starmer-went-from-election-landslide-to-downfall] The Man Who Couldn’t Do It [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/keir-starmer-british-prime-minister-turnover/687658/] The UK Just Lost Its Sixth Prime Minister of the Decade [https://www.wired.com/story/uk-loses-its-sixth-prime-minister-keir-starmer/] Vance says talks with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end the war [https://apnews.com/article/united-states-iran-war-nuclear-negotiations-4bbde727c7095c4ad9da0285ca79f1e1] First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Ends With High Hopes and Big Challenges [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/world/europe/iran-us-peace-talks.html] Exclusive: Trump administration plans to use homeland security funds to pressure states into election changes [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/politics/homeland-security-grants-election-changes] Trump touts ‘BEST ECONOMY EVER’ in Father’s Day message [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5933394-trump-economy-fathers-day/] Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career [https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/21/tulsi-gabbard-her-guru-mysterious-messages-that-helped-shape-her-political-career/] Trump Admin Blames and Arrests Alleged Vandals for Reflecting Pool Problems [https://time.com/article/2026/06/22/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism-algae-paint-trump-admin/] Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/trump-donor-contract-reflecting-pool.html] ABC rallies The View fans in fight for free speech amid FCC investigations [https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/abc-the-view-fcc-comment-free-speech-b3000695.html] The Hothead Golfer Who Held His Nerve to Win the U.S. Open [https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/wyndham-clark-us-open-sam-burns-104d0ed3] Economist and former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan dies aged 100 [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/alan-greenspan-nbc-news-fed-washington-commanders-new-york-b3000574.html] Alan Greenspan, Fed Chairman Through Prosperity and Crisis, Dies at 100 [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/alan-greenspan-dead.html] Clive Davis, Grammy-Winning Record Producer and Music Executive, Dies at 94 [https://variety.com/2026/music/people-news/clive-davis-dead-producer-music-executive-1236787329/] Clive Davis, Music Executive Who Signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, Dead at 94 [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clive-davis-arista-dead-obituary-203584/] Clive Davis, music executive and champion of legendary pop artists, has died at 94 [https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-3214743/clive-davis-obituary?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=bsky.app] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

America (Could Be) Beautiful

Here is the GPL News Brief for June 18th 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Exclusive: Trump administration ramps up effort to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/denaturalization-cases-citizenship-justice-department] Read the full text of Trump’s preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war [https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/06/18/read-the-full-text-of-trumps-preliminary-us-iran-agreement-end-the-war] Read Trump’s 14 point Iran peace deal in full after US announces signing of agreement [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iran-peace-deal-14-points-mou-ceasefire-b2998050.html] Cruz: ‘Giving billions of dollars to lunatics’ in Iran ‘is not a good idea’ [https://thehill.com/homenews/5929040-cruz-iran-deal/] Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’ [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html] Vance Issues Blunt Warning to Israel as He Defends Trump’s Deal [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/18/world/iran-war-trump-us-deal] JD Vance Spreads 3 Big Lies About Iran’s Nuclear Program Under Deal [https://newrepublic.com/post/212063/jd-vance-lies-iran-nuclear-program-deal] Iran Has Humiliated Trump [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/iran-trump-war-defeat-deal/687595/] Six people suffer skin burns and peeling after acid attack in Jersey City as juvenile arrested, police say [https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/six-injured-acid-attack-jersey-city-b2997508.html] Trump administration can replace Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia, appeals court says [https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-national-parks-washington-slavery-exhibit-appeal-6996253ba77a2a3ac1a5f6732576980b] Hegseth Announces Review of U.S. Troops in Europe and Scolds NATO Allies Over ‘Shameful’ Response to Iran War [https://time.com/article/2026/06/18/hegseth-us-troops-europe-review-nato-allies-criticism-iran-war/] Star-studded ceremony welcomes Obama Presidential Center to Chicago – live [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jun/18/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling-tps-mangione-iran-latest-updates] Presidents Line Up for Obama’s Long-Awaited Center in Chicago [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/obama-presidential-center-chicago.html] Fox’s World Cup problem: Zlatan Ibrahimović and Alexi Lalas [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7370877/2026/06/18/fox-world-cup-zlatan-ibrahimovic-alexi-lalas/] Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QLFWJHBwnlJu9bRhfTifZ?si=c2e20ed4a41441cc] Listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gpls-daily-news-briefs/id1867604228] 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@getpodlocal]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com [https://getpodlocal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]